Receding awning.



' S. C. MAGDOWNEY.

RECEDING AWNING.

APPLIGATION FILED mimo, 1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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REGBDING AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.zo,1911.

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S. C. MM'DOWNEY.

HEUBDING AWNING.

APPLIUA'IION FILED H1320, 1911.

1,026,045, Patented May 14, 1912.

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siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook `clear, and exact descriptionofthe invention,

sILAs c. MAcnowNEv, or oHIcAdti, ILLINOIS.

RECEDING AWNING.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented May 14, 1912.

Application led February 20, 1911. Serial No. 609,674.

To atl fr0/ont it may concer/L Be it known that I, SILAs C. MAC- DowNnY,a citizen of the United States, re-

and State of lllinois, have invented a new and useful Receding Awning;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appe'rtains tomake and use the same.

This invention pertains to a new and useful receding awning applicableprincipally over show or store windows.

The invention in its broadest scope aims as its principal object toprovide an awning, which can be easily operated with the least possiblefriction and binding of the movable parts, and one which when recededentirely disappears from view,

An essential object of the invention is the provision of a facing platefor the outer portion of the awning adapted to fit an opening of thecornice over a store window when the awning is receded and obscured fromview. This facing plate corresponds in configuration with the cornice,so as to give the impression that an awning is not utilized, when thesame is receded.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for causingthe awning to roll neatly, smoothly and tightly upon its roll.

A further object of the invention is to obviate the slack that usuallyoccurs in awnings of this character, and to hold the awning taut whenthe same is being extended or unreeled, or when being reeled.

Another object of the invention is to provide anti-frictional ballbearings for the various moving parts, so as to obviate to a greatextent the friction and binding of the various moving parts.

ln the drawings, however, there is only disclosed one form of theinvention, but in practical fields this form may require slightalterations, to which the applicant is entitled, provided thealterations are comprehended by the appended claims.

The invention comprises further features and combination of partshereinafter set i forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. l

ln the drawings Figure l is a sectional l view through the upper portionof a store window and its cornice. lshowing the awning extended, andillustrating the awning and other coperating parts constructed incompliance with the invention. Fig. 2 -is a similar view showing theawning retracted. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of a portion of theouter transverse bar and its face plate, and a portion of one of theside rods. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is asectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on lineG-6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of a part shown in Fig.6. Fig. 8 is a view partly in section aand partly in elevation of aportion of the tubular meinber 30 and the rear ends of the side bars 5sho-wing the ball bearing member' at the rear end. ig. 9 is a sectionalview, showing the mounting ofthe awning roll 3, showing its ballbearings.

Referring more especially to the annexed drawings, 1 designates thestructure of the upper portion of a show or store window, which isprovided with a transverse box-like inclosure, in which is mounted theawning roll 8, the spindles of which are mounted in bearings It. Uponthis roll the awning reels, when the side bars of the awning arereceded.

The side bars 5 of the awning are made of tubular rods provided with afiller 6, composed of angulanstrips nof metal secured together'. Abovethe angular strips of metal `Tand a portion of the inner circumferenceof the side bars or rod is a iiller of wood 8, to which the rack bar 9is secured by the screws 10. The outer ends of the side rodsare-provided with short inner tubes 11. The upper and lower portions ofthe side rods at their outer portions V are supplied with flanges 12,which are secured together by the screws '13. However, between theflanges 12 fillers let of any suitable material are arranged. The outerend portions of the side rods are provided with laterally extendingflanges 15 having slots 1G. Secured to the fianges 15, by means of bolts17 and the nuts 18 is a transverseA angle bar 19. rlhe bolts 17 extendthrough the slots 16, as shown in Fig. 3. By these bolts and slots theangle bar 19 may be adjusted relatively with regard to the tianges 1 5.The angle bar 19 is provided with a iiller of any suitable material,preferably wood Q0. Secured to the filler 20, by means of i screws 2land to the upper. portion of the angle bar 19 is the face plate 2Q, theportion of the cornice structure 25, while the parts 26 of the faceplate are received adjacent the cornice, as at 27. `This face plate 9.2conforms in configuration to the o uter appearance and design of thecornice, The awning material'28 is secured to the filler Q0 by one ofthe screws 2l and the screws 29. rl`he side rods when receded arereceived into the tubular members 30, about which the metal straps 3lare extended. Ifhe straps 31 are provided with ears 32, through whichthe screw bolts 38 extend, there being nutsl 34 for securing the strapsin place. Thesestraps are mounted on the bolts 35 of the bracket plates86, which are adjustably secured by means of the bolts 37 and the slots38 to the rear portion of the structure of the upper portion ofthe showor store window. The tubular members 30 are loosely mounted in thebrackets 9C, which will permit the bracket plates 36 to be adjustedvertically.

Anti-frictional ball bearings 89 are pro-` vided for the side rods.These ball bearings 39 are mounted between the plates 40 and v4l,the'sa-me being formed with annular race ways 42 to receive the ballbearings 39. The plates and 4l are secured within the boxlike structureof the show window, by means of the lag screws 43- and 44. The lagscrews 44 pass through slots 45 of the plates. The lag screws 44 areinserted in place prior-t0 the screws 43, so as to permit adjustment ofthe plates 40 and 4l, relatively with regard to the side rods. A. i

rfhe tubular members 30 are provided with slots 46. Plates 47 areprovided, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and in detail in Figs. 6 and 7these plates 47 are curved' correspondingly with relation to the tubularmembers 30 and are provided with curved Y ears 48, which are secured at49 to the tubular members 30. The plates 47 are supplied with elongatedextensions 50 having recesses 5l, and which it will be observed in Figs.l,

I .2 and ,6 extend through the slots 46. In the recesses 51anti-frictional ball bearings 52 are arranged, and on which the siderods move. In practice there will be utilized, two sets of ball bearings52 and and straps 3l, lthere being fone set of each provided for eachsiderod, as shown in t-he drawings.

.' Adapted to be arranged to each end of the box-likestructure,however', there only being one illustrated, are annular rings 54. Tohold the awning material 28 taut when the same is unreeling, and topermit it to reel tightly on the roll, are anti-frictional pulley wheels55 having ball bearings 56 carried by the annular rings 54. Thesefrictional wheelspare designed for the purpose of engaging the edges ofthe awning material, in such a manner as to hold it tightly about theroll and to hold it taut when unreeling.

Mounted in bearings 5T is a shaft 58 having a gear wheel at) at each endthereof, however, there only .being one illustrated in the drawings.These gear wheels engage the teeth of the rack bars El of the side rods,so that when the shaft .38 is rotated, the side rod will be extended orreceded outwardly or inwardly of the structure of the top of the showwindow. To rotate the shaft 58, a beveled spur gear is carried therebyat. one end. shaft 60 (which is mounted in bearings 6l) is a beveledpinion 62, which meshes with the beveled spur gear 63, At one end of theshaft 60 a. sprocket wheel 64 is prtwided, about which the chain'travels, which chain 65 also travels about the sprocket 66. Rotatablewith the .sprockety G6 is a crank handle (37. By turning the crankhandle the shaft 60 will be rotated by the sprocket andchainmconnections, and from the shaft 60 power is transmitted to theshaft 58, by means of the gears 62 and 63. By rotating the shafts 58 theracks are reciprocatcd outwardly orinwardly, and when so operated theawning material is rceled or unrecled.v From the foregoing descriptionit will be manifest that a novel form of receding awn ing is provitled,and one which has been found to be practicable. Furthermore it will beobserved that all friction and binding of the moving parts of an awningof this character has been obviated, the awning when'receded beingobscured from view en.- tirely. i

In each end of the box-like inclosure of the u pper portion of a show orstore window,

rbearing members a are mounted on the screw bolts b. These bearingmembers consist of two plates, which are arranged together, as shown inFig. 9. Each plate is provided with an annular rim which issemi-circular in cross section, as shown at c. Between the rims of eachplate, the ball bearings e are arranged. The awning roll 3 is tubular inform, and is spring tensioned, as shown. The spring, however, 1sanchored at one end to one of the bolts while the other end is securedto the roll. This spring is designated by the character g. The awningroll 3 has fixed in each end thereof, an annular band h, the outerportions of which are curved, as shown at 1c, thus providing bearingmeans to contact with the ball bearings e. By this structure, it will beapparent that the roll operates easily. It will be" understood that asthe side bars 5 recede, the spring g in the roll causes the awningmaterial to reel about the roll. However, when the side bars 5 areextended outwardly of the upper portion of the show-window, the awningmaterial is unreeled from the roll against the action of the spring g.-

The annular ri'ngs 54 are formed of spring material, so as to close orhug about the Itotatable with and carried by the` awning material on theroll, as the awning l ing material to material diminishes thereon, whenthe side bars are extendedf As the rings 54 close or hug about theawning material, the Wheels 55 remain continually in contact with thematerial, thus causing the same to reel or unreel smoothly with relationtothe roll. rl`he rear ends of the side bars 5 have bolted theretoextension sleeves m, to the inner annular flanges n of which the platesQ are bolted, by the bolts a. These plates g are provided with rims a2,which are partially semi-circular in cross section. It Will be observedthat by arranging the plates g as shown in Fig. 8, the rims provide anannular curved space for the reception of the ball bearings a3, whichcontact with the tubular members 30. AThis structure provides essentialsupporting means for the rear ends of the side bars 5, as they areextended and receded.

The invention having' been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis :-V

1. In an awning adapted to be projected and retracted, the combinationof a pair of adjustable side rods, tubular members adapted to receivesaidI rods telescopically and provided with slots, and means to actuatethe side rods, With ball bearings forthe rods, comprising members havingelongated grooved extensions carrying anti-frictional rollers andlocated in the slots.

2. In an awning fixture, a pair of retractable rods, tubular members totelescopically receive the rods, bracket plates, metal strapssurrounding the tubular members, means for connecting the straps to thebracket plates means for adjusting the bracket plates, an means forsecuring the straps about the members.

3.In an awning fixture, a pair of retractable side rods, tubular membershaving antifrictional means for the rods fortelescopically receiving therods, bracket plates, means for adjusting the bracket plates, metalstraps surrounding the tubular members, means for connecting the strapsto the bracket plates, and means for securing the Straps about themembers.

4. The combination of the top structure of a show Window and retractableand eX- tensible awninglside rods, with plates having annular race-wayssecured to the structure of the show Window, anti-frictional ballsarranged in the race-Ways, and means for permitting the plates to beadjusted verti- 'cally so as to cause the balls to frictionally contactwith the rods.

5. In combination, an awning roll having awning-material secured theretoand wound thereabout and adapted for unreeling, a pair of retractableand extensible side rods having a transverse connection to which theawning material is secured, and anti-frictional roller members forengaging the awncause it to reel tightly on the roll and when unreelingholdsV the same taut.

6. In combination, the top of a show Window structure having anelongated opening therein, retractable and eXtensible awning side rods,an angle bar connecting the side 'rods and provided with a. fiberfiller, adapted to lill said opening when the rods are retracted, a faceplate having a portion secured to the top of the angle bar and a portionsecured to the fiber filler, between which and the last named portionawning material may be secured, said facing plate constituting means forclosing the opening.

7. A retractable and extensible awning, a roller therefor, and resilientmeans automatically eXpansible and. contractible substantiallysurrounding the awning ,on the roll, so as to cause the awning to windevenly on the roller and from the roller.

8. I n combination, a retractable and eX- tensible awning, a rollertherefor, resilient means automatically eXpansible and contractiblesubstantially embracing'around the awning on the roller, and means foroperating the roller.

9. In combination, a retractable and eX- tensible awning, a springtension roller therefor, ball bearing mountings for each end of theroller, resilientV means automatically expansible' and eontractible,substantially embracing around the awning on thcroller, and means foroperating the roller.

l0. In combination, a retractable and extensible awning, a rollertherefor, resilient 4automatically expansible and contraotible memberssubstantially embracing around the awning on the roller, andanti-frictional ball bearing devices mounted on the members to contactwith the awning.

11. In combination, a retractable and eX- tensible awning, a rollertherefor, resilient automatically expansible and contractible memberssubstantially embracing around the awning on the roller, anti-frictionalball bearing devices mounted on the members to contact With the awning,and means for operating the roller.

12. In combination, a box like structure o-f a show Window, aretractable and extensible awning therein, a spring tension rollertherefor, anti-frictional ball bearing mount-- ings for each end of theroller in the box like structure, contractible and expansible annularmembers provided with anti-frietional devices substantially embracingaround the awning on the roll, a retractable extensible frame to whichthe awning is attached, said frame including side rods, tubular guidesfor the side rod, anti-frictional ball bearings at one end of each ofthe side rods to engage the tubular members', and means for retractingand extending the frame against the tension of the spring of the roller.

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13. In combination, a box like structure of a show Window, a retractableand 'extensible awning therein, a spring tensioned roller therefor aboutwhich the awning is wound, resilient members. substantially embracingaround the awning on the roller, and adapted to automatically expand andcontract as the awning Winds on and off the roller, the members beingpivoted in the box like structure.

14. In combination, a box like structure of a show window, a retractableand extensible awning therein, a spring tensioned roller therefor aboutwhich the awning is Wound, ears on the interior of the box likestructure, resilient members pivoted to the ears and substantiallysurrounding the awning on the roller and adapted to automatically expandand contract, as the awning Winds on and off the roller, the membershaving anti-frictional ball bearing wheels to contact with the awning.

l5. In an awning fixture, retractable side rods, and tubular members,euch arranged to receive one of said rods, smid members being slotted,plates having elongated grooved extensions projecting through saidslots, and ball bearings in said grooved extensions supporting saidrods.

In testimony whereof I have signed my na1ne`to this specification in thepresence of two' subscribing witnessee.

SILAS C. MAGINVEY.

Witnesses C. M. CLARKE, R. E. SNETHEN.

